JOJ-2026 : Dakar fait sa toilette avant l’arrivée des délégations
With the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games just weeks away, the capital is ramping up its preparations. This Sunday, September 20th, the beach at the Court of Cassation hosted a major cleanup operation, bringing together the City of Dakar, the Organizing Committee for the Youth Olympic Games (COJOJ), the European Union, and several municipalities. Beyond simply cleaning up, the goal is to create a welcoming environment for the delegations and to make this mobilization a lasting legacy of the Games.
The Youth Olympic Games are approaching, and preparation isn't just happening at the competition venues. The living environment is also a factor. This Sunday, elected officials, municipal employees, young people, partners, and residents mobilized to clean the beach near the Court of Cassation as part of "World Clean Up Day".
As this international event approaches, every detail counts. And the cleanliness of public spaces is no exception. For Khadija Sarr, head of urban operations at the Organizing Committee for the Youth Olympic Games (COJOJ), it's now necessary to "prepare the city, clean the city, develop the city, beautify the city to welcome them." And the mobilization extends far beyond this beach.
According to her, about ten of the 19 municipalities responded to the call by also carrying out clean-up actions. A collective movement intended to set the tone before the arrival of the delegations.
A clean sweep, but above all, a legacy
The stated goal, however, is not to make the waste disappear for a single day. The organizers want to establish a dynamic that will continue after the Games. "We hope it will be ongoing until the end of the Games and also leave a lasting legacy," explains Khadija Sarr.
This ambition is shared by the European Union. Present during the operation, its chargé d'affaires in Senegal, Thomas Eguebarth, stressed the collective responsibility in protecting the environment.
Moreover, the partnership does not end with this day. It is part of a broader cooperation around the environment and urban development, particularly with the actions undertaken for the depollution of the Bay of Hann and the development of sustainable public transport.
For Dieynaba Ba Dème, mayor of Fann-Point E-Amitié and representative of the mayor of Dakar, cleanliness cannot rely solely on field operations. "A cleanup operation, however large, cannot suffice on its own," she reminds us, advocating for greater awareness and civic responsibility.
As the first visitors begin to arrive, the countdown is on. Cleaning, beautifying, raising awareness: the capital wants to present the best possible image for the Youth Olympic Games. But the true success of this mobilization will be measured above all after the Games, when the spotlights have gone out.
Discover in the video below the powerful images of this major cleanup operation.
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Un peuple qui se respecte ne comporte pas de la sorte. Visite de président ou pas, JOJ ou pas, nous devons tout le temps et en permanence garder nos villes et nos rues propres et notre cadre de vie “agréable”, vivable, désencombré, fleurie et propre car cela nous aide à mieux vivre dans un environnement saint.
Que ces JOJ soient donc le point de départ de la prise de conscience des sénégalais qu’un corps saint doit s’épanouir dans un environnement saint.
“Nite dafa war beugueu lou bakh, deukeu fou bakhe, deukeu fou séte”, c’est d’ailleurs ce que recommande l’Islam, le christianisme et toutes les autres croyances.
Et pourtant quand on se balade en Europe on apprécie leurs rues propres et bien aménagée et pire c'est nous là-bas qui nettoyons
Man hawma loutakh yallah defouma japonais bilay
Le ministère de l'environnement et du cadre de vie en collaboration avec la ville de Dakar et les ASC devraient organiser un grand set-setal de tous les quartiers de la capitale.
Le président Diomaye et Sonko l'avaient initié au début de leur mandat mais ils l'ont mis aux oubliettes quand ils ont commencé la politique politicienne politicienne.
En Gambie chaque premier samedi du mois, le gouvernement organise un nettoyage national.
Dakar va mal et s empire de jour en jour.
Je ne reconnais plus dakar.
Dakar ville propre
L'an 10 000 peut-être
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